J. Chris Steinhauser New Executive Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions at Norse Energy Corp USA

Norse Energy Corp USA, a 100% owned subsidiary of Norse Energy Corp ASA (“NEC” ticker code OSE – NEC, Oslo, Norway, U.S. OTCQX symbol “NSEEY”) is pleased to announce that Mr. J. Chris Steinhauser has accepted the position of Executive Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), of Norse Energy Corp USA. Chris Steinhauser will be in charge of developing and providing various strategic initiatives including implementation of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and related activities. He will report to the CEO, Øivind Risberg. “I am very pleased that Chris has chosen to join our executive team to help expand our business development expertise. He has the strategic depth and M&A competence to help broaden our resource base into reserves and build shareholder value”, says Øivind Risberg, CEO. Chris has held several executive financial positions over the last 20 years and has a solid track record of bringing start-up oil and gas companies to the public markets. He has a Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, conducted graduate studies at the University of Denver and was a Certified Public Accountant. For further information please contact: Øivind Risberg, CEO Tel: +1 713 5012 022 orisberg@norseenergy.com Jonas Gamre, Investor Relations Tel: +47 23 01 10 02 Cell: +47 97 11 82 92 Email: jgamre@norseenergy.com About Norse Energy: Norse Energy Corp. ASA is a Norwegian based publicly listed company focusing on energy operations offshore Brazil and onshore in the states of New York and Pennsylvania in the Appalachian Basin in the U.S.